The Weekender: Cool Things to Do, See and Try

TGIF! As with every Friday, Adriane and Claudia Kiss of TheKissters.com, the sisters' website, which features entertaining tips and tricks to help you "live large on small change," give us fun ideas to try, make and do over the weekend. You know, those fun days. Get ready to start filling up your calendar -- fast.

FRIDAY: Find the Perfect Gift for a Bride

Here comes the… Abundance of bridal showers and weddings that you’re invited to this season. Our friend Shannon recently told us what her fave gift for brides-to-be is, and we are totally in agreement. Check out this personalized map necklace from Three Jane. You pick the address. They engrave it onto a 14K gold plate, marking the special location with a tiny diamond. Pick her hometown, proposal spot or whichever location the brides knows well — and of course, knows it’s from you, too.

SATURDAY: Host a Cook Out — No Bugs Invited

We are huge fans of summer rooftop parties and BBQ’s, but what we DON’T like is when annoying little bugs make their way into your drink. It’s gross, right? So use this very handy tip — rather than swatting flies, you’ll be Instagramming killer sunsets.

Turn a muffin or cupcake tin (you know, the disposable ones) upside-down over your drink and poke a straw through the middle. That way, not only will bugs not accidentally fly into your drink, they also will have a much harder time even realizing it’s there… no more swatting. Easy enough, right?

SUNDAY: Cleaning Time! Here’s Your Hot Tip

If you’re anything like us, the madness of the weekend can leave your home looking more like a pigsty than you’d ever like to admit, but we always try to tidy up by Sunday to start the week fresh. Since we’ve lived together for four years, we’ve learned how to split up tasks in order to clean our apartment the quickest and most painless way possible.

A little trick we’ve learned is that dryer sheets make the ultimate cleaning tool. The fibers in the dryer sheets help to grab up that grime quicker and more efficiently, and the bonus is that they leave behind the most oh-so-subtle clean laundry scent. Who knew a little sheet could do so much good?